The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-06

yourself either uEder water or pouring wet all
the time. But it is after you leave the tub that
the really important part of the bath begins.
Dry yourself thoroughly with two towels; then
takea stiff flesh brush and try with all your might
to rub your skin Off A cocoacut-hber brush IS
the best and to get at your back il is good
plan to have cocoanut-fbre mat hung against
the wall to rub yourself against. Keep up this
friction for at least ten minutes 1ou could not
invest the same iamount Of time more usefully.
There is such remedy for feverish habit
like this. nothing like it to relieve the internal
organs from undue heat and congestion OF blood.
and to free the lungs from oppression. More
over, it actually increases the size or the
muscles. and makes them frmer by causing the
blood to circulate more vigorously IN them AS
it's effect upon the elasticity and beauty OF the
skin itself. that will be obvious enough at
glance. It is the brush. not the toilet bottle,
that furnishes the only true bloom OF youth.
But the morning bath and rundown alone
not sufficient. If, during .he day, you get
into a perspiration do not allow the moisture to
dry on your skin. Never come IN from Walk,
or horseback ride, or a row. and sit down AS
you are. Go to your room, take OF everything,
and use the brush. 1t may seem inconvenlent
ct first. but when 1t is done you Will rejoice,
and soon it will become matter of course to
you If your underclothng is damp II is. of
course. best to change 1t; but il the skin has
been brushed red you may venture to resume
the same clothes with comparative IMMUNITY.
This friction after exercise is of great impor-
lance; SO much so that it may be affirmed that
three -fourths of the benefit of any exercise IS
lost without it. IL You foresee that it will be
impossible, after your exercise to take a rub
down, then it will often be better to choose
a week-say Sunday, when you have
more time-you should take bath of more
elaborate kind. Fill the tub with water as hot
as you can bear it Get in and stay there until
you feel almost uncomfortably warm. Then
stand up and take big sponge or pitcher full
of cold water and deluge yourself again and
again from head to foot This Is delicious;
there are few things that give so keen a sense of
of physical wholesomeness and vigor Dry and
rub down as usual and you will imagine your
self ten years younger The stimulus 10 the
preventives against catching cold. 1t Is an ex-
cellent substitute for the Turkish OF hot-alr
you feel headache coming on it will often
send it away. But be sure you have the not
water very hot. and apply the cold water With
out stint
AS regards the lungs, the more fresh outdoor
air you get into them the happier and more
comfortable you will be. But it is not enough
to go out in the open air; you must learn 10
breathe when you get there. Most people let
year after year go by without once drawing
full breath. A quantity of impure air always
remains at the bottom of the lungs ike bilge-
water IN a ship; and it contaminates the whole
system. If you will breathe properly. you may
get more benefit from half an hour in your back
hours dawdle at the seaside. It is a very simple
matter breathe slowly, and breathe In
as much air as yoT can posi- s;II
ately as you took it in. Suppose you are walk
ing at your usual pace along the street, draw In
your breath while you taking seven steps.
emit it while you are taking the next seven, and
so on. 1t will make you feel queer at first but
keep it up. After practicing this every time
you go out for a week two. you will be able to
breathe in while you are taking eight or ten
steps. and later on even more. Then note the
effects. After walking for quarter OF an hour
leisurey pace. on a winters day. you Will
find yourself warm enough to do without an
overcoat In half an hour you will be IN glow
down to the tips of your fingers; in an hour you
will feel if your whole body had been vigorous
ly exercised And it has Take the meas
urement of your chest after a year of such
practice and you will find it has Increased
in girth matter of three inches.
And your eyes will be brighter. your skin fresher,
your stomach stronger, your muscles hrmer-
because you will have thoroughly aerated and
oxygenized your blood And you will have &C
CURED the habit not only of breathing slowly
and deeply while you are out walking or exercis-
ing. but in breathing in that manner all the time
And if you are called upon suddenly to escape
over a plowed field from mad bull, you Will
find yourself able to do so without losing your
breath-which might, in such q case, be tanta-
mount to losing your life we'll. l need scarcely
say that all the breathing must be done through
the nose with the mouth shut That comes hard
at first: but it is worth while taking great deal
of pains about
Observe these rules for year and you will
DE twice the man woman that you are now;
and then you may begin to think about gymnast-
les,